A Quick Nine: What are your best match play golf tips?

This week, the PGA Tour is in Australia for the playing of the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, pitting 12 of the best players from the U.S.

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T.J. Auclair, Interactive Producer

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This week, the PGA Tour is in Australia for the playing of the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, pitting 12 of the best players from the U.S. against 12 of the best players from the rest of the world (excluding Europe -- as you know, the U.S. and Europe square off every other year in the Ryder Cup).

A match-play competition, the Presidents Cup consists of five sessions over four days: two fourball matches, two foursomes matches and 12 singles on Sunday.

"Go BIG or Go Home. Play for birdie on every hole. While it poses major risk; it also reaps major reward. If one can put a couple birdies together early in the round, an opponent is constantly playing catch up. That only puts an opponent in the frame of mind he doesn't want to be in. Over swinging and over thinking." -- Cole Lieux

3. Relax. With the amount of strategy involved in match play, it's going to be a long day anyway. Don't rush.

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"RELAX! The guys behind you can wait, just like you did on the guys in front of you!" -- Krag Ferris

"Relax, be calm and play your game. Know when to play percentages, and when to play risk, reward." -- Doug Marshall

2. You can only control your own game. Don't be wowed by what your opponent is doing. Focus on yourself.

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"Focus on your game and your shot only. That's the only thing you have control of, no sense in fretting over what your opponents doing." -- Alex Pisano

1. Expect the worst... By that, we mean, expect that your opponent will hit great shots and hole every putt. That way, when it actually happens -- which it often does in match play -- you won't be left stunned.

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"Always expect your opponent to hit a great shot and make every putt." -- Craig Ward